Three well preserved buildings are in good shape, and several others deteriorated; sidewalks between buildings exist as also the base of the flagpole. Buildings in use as "4-H Park and County Fairgrounds". This area is within the SRA on the southern shore of the lake. For instance, from Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09 to Moscow was approximately 5,100 miles. Partially Intact, Private ownership, being used as a junkyard for old vehicles. ". Well-preserved in private ownership. A monument to the site stands near the entrance to the recreation area. Three years later, the U.S. Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries. Contaminated soil remediated on site. FDS. Anchorage; drug & alcohol rehab center. New York Defense Area (NY): Combined with the sites located in New Jersey, the New York sites composed one of the largest defensive nets in the nation. O'Block Junior High, and Adlai Stevenson Elementary School. Built to oppose Soviet air attack, this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore. Much of site overgrown with vegetation. Figure7shows a missile silo site from the road. Nuclear missile launch sites were installed across the country during the cold war in the 1950s and 1960s, and some were placed in illinois. Ask Geoffrey: Old Nike Missile Sites in Chicago - WTTW News Magazine area used for school bus parking. No radar towers. China appears to be expanding its nuclear capabilities, US researchers Purchased by. Mostly cleared land, some roads of IFC remain but that's about it. Initially the U.S. used Nike Ajax missiles. May be used as a parking lot. Note: The Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 had a yield of 15 kilotons. In reasonable condition. 262 just outside the town limits. The launcher area has occasional tours. The site totally redeveloped with new buildings. Magazine launch doors removed; site appears to be filled in, with vegetation covering fill sites. Site redeveloped as Bedford Middle School in 2001. L-13's housing area was taken over by the Air Force after the IFC was closed by the Army, and was redesignated as Loring Family Housing Annex #2. The 436th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955. MAF = Missile Alert Facility, this is where the missileers control the launch of ten Minuteman III ICBM's, each MAF has 10 silo's under their supervision. FDS. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Sweetwater AFS, TX in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. With the exception of Alaska, in which sites were given a specific name, Nike missile sites were designated by a coding system of the Defense Area Name abbreviation; a two-digit number representing the degree from north converted to a number between 01 and 99 (North being 01; East being 25; South being 50; West being 75), and a letter, L = launch site, C = IFC (Integrated Fire Control) site. Missile launchers asphalted over but some doors still visible. Obliterated. The first thing that makes this particular route interesting is the still active missile silos that dot the highway from Kimball to the Colorado border. Abandoned and overgrown site at the south end of lake/state recreation area. After its closure by the Army, on 25 Sep 1975 the control site property was designated the Coventry ANG Station, Air National Guard. Belmont Harbors site is now a grassy area on the lakefront, as is the old Promontory Point site. Redeveloped into single-family housing. Buildings were torn down. On 1 October 1961 W-13DC was integrated with USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-54/Z-227. Nike was meant to defend against manned aircraft. Underground launch control centers, called Missile Alert Facilities (MAF), that are within miles of the missile silos, control missile launch for 10 silos. Magazine used as. It could also be equipped with nuclear warheads. Redeveloped into Industrial Area. Launcher area now motor pool for military vehicles. Appears abandoned. High-end housing development, nothing remains. Buildings standing, magazines visible with launch doors probably welded shut. The launcher site was acquired by the USAF in 1965 and become the Youngstown Test Site. Now Nickerson Beach/Chappel Rock Park. Appears to be mostly intact with buildings in various states of deterioration, several radar towers visible on aerial imagery. Town of Westport, Westport/Weston Health District, Bayberry. The transmitter tower for UNT's campus radio station is also located on site. Redeveloped into shopping center. Figure 2 shows a satellite view of a MAF. They have since been demolished to build a training facility. The IFC was assigned as an off-base installation to Ellsworth AFB on 25 May 1961. Outline of fence evident in aerial photography. Redeveloped into Gardner Unified School offices. Magazine area is used for earth moving equipment training. Most silos were based in Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Wyoming and other western states. FDS. Abandoned and overgrown. C-80DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-31 / Z-31. Mostly redeveloped, magazine area in poor condition, used as storage yard and parking lot. Partially intact. S-90DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-1 / Z-1 The Air Force ceased radar operations in March 1963 and the AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974. Launch site buildings still have doors and window glass. It was organized into a Missile Group (the overall staffing); a Support Wing (tech and log support), and 2 (9th and 13th) Missile Wings, each with 4 subordinate units. Destroyed by fire, former LA County Probation Department work camp. US Government ownership, storage and maintenance support facility for Fort Devens. Redeveloped into Marine Mammal Center. Perimeter fencing is intact and sturdy. It is home to a MNDOT radio tower. The Russian invasion of Ukraine brings back memories of the Cold War. Magazine visible, covered with vegetation and refuse. Private ownership, Kraemer Construction Company. The CPS-6B radar was removed in July 1958, FPS-8 removed 4Q 1960 until the Nike sites were inactivated in 1971. Intact, LA County Fire Camp #9 and GTE cellular relay station. Also the lawn is cut! Maryland Indian Heritage Society, Melwood Horticultural Training Center. Intact, Communications Facility Partially. FDS. Partially Intact, Maryland Army National Guard. FDS. Redeveloped into USAR Center, Transportation Company. No evidence of LS. No radar towers. The elevator still works in one magazine and is used at times to move the larger equipment. Buildings removed; foundations and radar tower concrete bases remain. Subterranean shelters for sale Take a look at the weird and wonderful abandoned bunkers for sale right now. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Omaha AFS, NE in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. PennDOT training site. FDS. Obliterated, paved over for tractor trailer parking lot. Access road to site overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. But some remnants and buildings still stand, including in Wolf Lake where an actual Nike missile is on display. Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command. The AADCP was later integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-80 with FPS-10 (2); FPS-8/GPS-3; FPS-7C and FPS-6A radars. Those have since been dismantled and demolished due to various nuclear arms reduction treaties. Several radar towers standing. Guided public tours are available JuneSeptember through a local non-profit organization. Very deteriorated. Administrative offices built over Missile magazines and sleeping quarters circa 1991. Redeveloped into US Consumer Products Safety Commission Engineering Laboratory. Two radar towers remain on private property owned by a landscaping company. Demolished in 2016 to make way for housing. in Nike Missile Sites. San Pablo Ridge, California (SF-08 and SF-09 shared facilities). Much broken concrete lying around site. The missile launchers were in a large bermed compound on the other side of the lagoons adjoining the Edens Expressway, about a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road. The Minuteman III has an inertial navigation guidance system that is entirely internal. Launch site buildings bulldozed, dumped into the magazines, magazines sealed shut, soiled over & the whole area re-graded in the early 1970s to make it look like a natural area again, and they did a very thorough job. In 1965, upgraded to the AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. of Public Works, poor condition, being used as a storage yard. During the Cold War there were an additional 500 silo's for a total of about 1,000, which were in South Dakota, Missouri, and North Dakota. Has been turned into a public horse park named Paradise Ridge. Especially to the East of them which is the direction of prevailing winds. A semi-circular embankment protecting the fueling area remains. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. Private ownership, fenced. If you're using a FDS. Intact, City of LA, White Point Park. D-58 control site is currently being auctioned to general public by. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. In aerial imagery, launch site appears to be abandoned and overgrown with trees and other vegetation. The Nike Hercules was Ajaxs successor. The village has constructed wastewater treatment lagoons on 1/3 of the site. It was inactivated on 1 Oct 1980, declared excess on 15 Dec 1980, then reactivated on 12 May 1981 and remained in use until the closure of Loring Air Force Base in 1995. Demolition of this facility began in 2015 and is now complete. Launchers obliterated. Site is actively being restored by volunteers of Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Private ownership. One small IFC building remains. Underground single-magazine intact, Private Ownership. King Salmon Long Range Radar Site is still in use. Obliterated. Partially intact, buildings, some radar towers, tourist area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Nike Missile Site C-44 - Chicago, Illinois - Atlas Obscura Two towers are still standing, covered with corrugated sheet steel. Now Grandview Off Leash Dog Park. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Its new role was meant to be a coordination center for civil defense in the event of attack, but it ended up being used as storage. FDS. Launch site now the parking lot for the Children's Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields. Nike launch site totally obliterated. Hong Kong CNN . Township of Lumberton and private owner. The administrative, housing, and launch complex area was located just west of South Lake Shore Drive, between the 59th St Harbor and Hayes Dr. There were also sites in Wolf Lake, Fort Sheridan, the Skokie Lagoons and elsewhere placed strategically to overlap so that no part of the Chicago-area would be left unprotected. 421331.44N 0875653.52W / 42.2254000N 87.9482000W / 42.2254000; -87.9482000 (C-94-LS). Headquarters facilities were located at Camp Hanford. There are currently three active missile wings (supposedly), each wing has a total of 150 silo's and three squadrons. Jackson Parks old site is now a golf course. Some buildings standing, used for school bus storage. Above-ground site with launchers protected by berms. As of Nov 1999, it was still on the Ellsworth AFB real property books, excess and awaiting disposition. On 1 May 1961 PH-64DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-63/Z-63 Nike operations were inactivated on 30 Sep 1966. No evidence of IFC. FDS. At all six missile fields, local activists volunteered to drive the countryside and record driving directions to all locations, while maintaining legal distances from all facilities. Northwest side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The launch site itself is not part of the paintball area. FDS. The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines. It is also a safe haven for deer chased by hunters in the area, as it is completely fenced in. Manned by C/36th (/54-9/58), C/1/562nd (9/58-3/60) and MDArNG A/1/70th (3/60-12/62). FDS. Intact, located off North Locust Street just north of Denton, Texas was converted for use as an astronomical observatory of the University of North Texas after decommissioning. FDS. The logistics train was airlifting by US CH-47's within 6 hrs after receipt of a coded message. . Peninsula Airport Commission. This historic site was built as a precaution but never actually used for its potential purpose. Base and the Austin region from two Nike Hercules sites between 1960 and 1966. FDS. Still in Army control, being used by the PAArNG; D/876th Engineer Battalion. Double launch magazine now District of Columbia minimum security prison. At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. Known as Orange Air National Guard Station. In use, some buildings still standing. Obliterated and abandoned, Department of Energy. It was one of four "backyard" missile sites that formed the St. Louis Air Defense System, a protective ring of firepower that operated for nearly a decade -- from mid-1959 to early 1969. Launch area well maintained shows both Ajax and Hercules elevators, and per Maryland State Police are welded shut. Some buildings remain in use, most razed along with radar towers. Some buildings still standing, unknown condition. It was inactivated on 1 Oct 1980, declared excess on 15 Dec 1980, then reactivated on 12 May 1981 and remained in use until the closure of Loring Air Force Base in 1995.